Washing-machine



C. 'SOH I RMER.

WASHINGMACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 23. mo.

1,388,064. r PabntedAug. 16,1921.

gwvento'p NITED STATES PATENT oFFicE.

CARL SCH IRMER, F IB IIBBING, MINNESOTA.

WASHING-MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent. Pa,tent d A 1 1 1 Application filedNovember 23, 320; Serial No. 425,989.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, CARL SOHIRMER, a citizenof the United States, residing at Hibbing, in the county of St. Louisand State of Minnesota, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Washing- 7 construct such a machine as to enable theedover a closet bowl so as to discharge the user thereof to wash andcleanse infants soiled clothing and other garments quickly andconveniently with a minimum amount of handling;

Another object is chine of this character that itmay be mountwater intothe bowl after the washing has been effected without necessitatinglifting of the machine. 7 I

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in certainnovel features of construction as hereinafter shown and described andthen specifically pointed out in the claim and in the drawingsillustrative of the preferred embodiment of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings. 7

Figure 1 represents a central vertical section of a washing machineembodying this invention shown mounted on a closet bowl the bowl beingin elevation.

Fig. 2 represents a detail sectional view of the upper portion orsection of the machine taken in a plane at rightangles to Fig. 1, and, ri

Fig. 3 is a horizontal section taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1.

In the embodiment illustrated the machine constituting this invention isshown constructed in the form of a cylindrical body member 1 composed oftwo sections 2 and 3 telescopically connected the upper. section 2 beingprovided on its outer face with a laterally extending annular flange 4:spaced from its lower edge and which is designed to rest on the upperedge of section 8 when the sections are in assembled position.

The uppersection 2 has a closed upper end and is provided with handles'2to facilitate its application and removal. This section 2 1s provldednear its'lower end with a transversely extending bar 5 secured by anysuitable means to the opposed side walls of the section and which isdesigned to form a guide for plunger rods 9 and 10 which carry at theirlower ends plungers or 7 pounders 11 and 12. These pounders arepreferably constructed in the formof hol-' lowtruncated cones perforatedas shownat 13 for the passage therethrough of the cleanslng liquid.

A crank shaft 6 extends transversely across the upper end of section 2and'is here shown provided with two oppositely extendingcranks 7'and 8with which are connected the plunger rods 9 and. 10' so that bealternately reciprocated.

A cogwheel-M is carried by thecrank shaft 6 andmeshes'with a gear 15carried p wvhen shaft 6 is rotatedthe plungerswill to so constructama bya shaft 16 equipped with a crank arm 17.

This shaft-16 extends through one side wall of section 2 and through anupright support 18 which'depends from the inner face of the top ofsection2 and is apertured forthe passage therethrough of shaft 6. Itwill thus be seen that when the crank 17 is r0- tated the shaft 6 willbe driven through the gears 15 and 14 thus reciprocating the plungers 11and 12 it being obvious that power may be substituted for the manuallyactuated means.

The top of section 2 is preferably pro- I vided with a vent valve 19 topermit the escape of steam and to prevent the formation of a vacuum inthe machine.

The lower section 3 is closed at its lower end by a downwardly inclinedbottom 20 spaced inwardly from the lower .end of section 3 said endbeing designed for insertion within the closet bowl B as is shownclearly in Fig. 1. This inclined bottom 20 is provided with a centrallydisposed discharge opening closed by a slide valve 21 having a handle 22extending through the side wall of the section in convenient positionfor operation.

A false bottom 23 is mounted in the lower endof section 3 above andspaced from the bottom 20 and is composed of perforated ment of a hoseto supply water to the cylinder 1. A flange 25 L-shaped in cross sectionis fixed to section. 3 on its outer face at a point spaced from itslower end and is designed to rest on the closet seat with its endmizrtending into the closet bowl as shown in In the use of this machineit having been mounted on a closet bowl B as shown in Fig. 1 the uppersection 2 is lifted from section 3 and the clothing to be washed placedin said section 3 on the perforated bottom 23. Soap or other cleansingmaterial may be placed in with the clothing and the section 2 replaced.The connection 24. which is equipped with a valve is then opened toadmit water to the container and after a sufficient amount has beenadmitted the valve in said connection is closed and the machine is readyfor use.

valve 211s opened which permits the dirty water to pass out of themachine into the closet bowl and thence to the sewer. valve may beclosed and clean water inserted for rinsing. After the rinsing water hasbeen discharged the shaft 6 may be rotated to press out as effectivelyas possible all water from the clothing and the clothing may then beremoved and hung out to dry or treated in any other manner.

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It is to be understood that this machine is for washing small articlesof clothing only and will be found very convenient for washing babiesclothes especially.

The preferred embodiment of the invention is disclosed in the drawingsand set forth in the specification, but it will be understood that anymodifications within the scope of the claim may be made in theconstruction without departing from the principle of the invention orsacrificing any of its advantages. 1

What I claim is:

A washing machine composed of two telescoping cylindrical sections oneof which is open at both ends and the other open at one end and closedat the other, means for limiting the telescopic engagementv of saidsections, washing elements mounted to re ciprocate in one of saidsections, an annular flange on the outer face of the lower end of theopen ended section spaced from the end of said section and adapted torest on the closet seat to form a support for the machine, a bottom insaid section spaced inwardly from its lower end and having a centralopening, said bottom inclining downwardly toward said opening, a slide,valve for closing the opening and having a handle extending through oneside wall of the cylinder, and a perforated false bottom mounted abovethe first named bottom.

In testimony whereof, I aifix my signature hereto.

CARL SCHIRMER.

